"It was constructed between 1988 and 1995 and when it was built it was the longest bridge in the world. It also held the record for the longest distance between piers for any cable-stayed bridge at the time. The records for the longest distance between piers and overall length were lost, respectively, to the Tatara Bridge in Japan and the Rio-Antirrio bridge, which spans the Gulf of Corinth....The bridge cost $465 million to build. [419 euros [toourisme]] The main reason for building a cable-stay bridge instead of a suspension bridge was for its improved stability in high wind at a competitive cost....On completion, the bridge was tested with a weight of Lorries equal to 16,000 t to assess its load limit and strength....Each cable can be removed individually for maintenance.....The earth's curvature and the immense length of the bridge required that the distance between the pylons had to be 2 cm greater at the top than at the base.
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Interesting. I've watched the new Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor go up. The towers are 220 meters tall (722 feet), and the full length is 2.5 km with a main span of 853 meters, so very comparable.
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